The Migration Period, also known as the Barbarian Invasions, was a period in European history marked by large-scale migrations that saw the fall of the Western Roman Empire and subsequent settlement of its former territories by various tribes, and the establishment of the post-Roman kingdoms.
A Migration Period Germanic gold bracteate depicting a bird, horse, and stylized human head with a Suebian knot
Slavic fibula brooch made of copper dating back to the Migration Period, c. 600–650 AD
The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe, classical antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the modern era.
The Late Pleistocene saw extinctions of numerous predominantly megafaunal species, coinciding in time with the early human migrations across continents.
Chauvet Cave painting, Aurignacian culture, France, c. 30,000 BC
Linear Pottery culture settlement, Germany, c. 4700 BC
Artefacts from the Varna necropolis, Bulgaria, c. 4500 BC